Hamas announced on Tuesday the selection of Yahya Sinwar as its political bureau chief after his predecessor was assassinated in Tehran last week. Sinwar is considered one of the main planners of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

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Bangladesh's President Mohammed Shahabuddin dissolved parliament on Tuesday, paving the way for the formation of an interim government following the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who arrived in India on Monday evening.

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Central China's Henan Province has launched a new cargo air service linking its capital city of Zhengzhou with Paris, France.

A freighter loaded with over 50 tonnes of e-commerce goods of various categories left Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport for Paris on Monday.

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China on Wednesday announced countermeasures against US lawmaker Jim McGovern over his words and deeds in recent years that have interfered in China's internal affairs and undermined its sovereignty, security, and development interests.

The countermeasures, including prohibiting all organizations and individuals within China from engaging in transactions, cooperation, and other activities with him and denying his and his family's entry into China, came into force on Wednesday.

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Chinese divers Chen Yuxi and Quan Hongchan eased to the women's synchronized 10m platform title at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Wednesday, helping Team China grab its seventh gold. Congrats!

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Chinese President Xi Jinping has encouraged a model military company to strengthen training in real combat conditions and build itself into a highly capable unit with great courage to fight and firm determination to win.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks in a reply letter to the officers and soldiers of the company ahead of the country's Army Day, which falls on Aug. 1.

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NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory released 25 never-before-seen views of spectacular cosmic objects of the universe in celebration of the 25th anniversary of its launch.

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The Chinese and Russian militaries on Thursday conducted a joint strategic aerial patrol over the Bering Sea, aiming to deepen the strategic mutual trust and practical cooperation between the two countries, the Chinese defense ministry said.

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Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Thursday chaired a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee to study and arrange work related to flood control and disaster relief.

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A federal appeals court on Thursday blocked the implementation of the Biden administration's student debt relief plan, which would have lowered monthly payments for millions of borrowers, in a huge blow to Biden's already shaky re-election efforts.

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